WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Happy Monday! We are tracking the potential for strong-to-severe storms moving into the ABC 36 viewing area over the next two days.…
PITTSBURGH, PA (WTVQ)- Kentucky men's basketball's 2024 NCAA Tournament run is at an end 40 minutes after it started. The Wildcats lost to Oakland University on Thursday in Pittsburgh,…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) - A Jackson County, Kentucky couple is in the Detention Center there, facing charges they tried to sell their twin newborn daughters. According to their arrest citations, Zackary Davis and Jacquilyn Keith are charged with…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 29 at 11 p.m. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has located a previously missing16-year-old boy. He was found safe around 9 p.m. Friday. Individuals with information on…
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has invested in AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to have in every patrol car in their fleet. AEDs are used to create electric shock waves for patients…
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — For the first time in Rowan County, a 9-wicket national championship croquet tournament is underway in Morehead, drawing 24 players from across the country — including an international competitor.…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A deadly tick-borne disease is affecting domesticated cats in Kentucky, and veterinarians report an influx in cases this year as opposed to other years. Bobcat fever, also known as cytaux, originates in…
After a week's worth of consistent showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis, which was much needed given the spring drought across the commonwealth, it…
GILGIL, Kenya (AP) — Flames ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others in the latest deadly school fire in the East African country.…
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police Post 1 detectives are investigating the death of a McCracken County Jail inmate. On Tuesday,…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Clinton County Sheriff's Office says they were notified by Pickett County Tennessee 911 regarding a man they say is wanted for second-degree murder. According to officials, Jesse Phillips reportedly shot a person in the…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections. Springsteen and Rage Against the…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: May 28 at 6 p.m. A police standoff in southeast Lexington on Darby Creek Road at the Burning Bush Townhomes has now ended. Lexington officers had blocked off the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State University has lifted its campus closure after receiving an all clear following a…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's. Caesars became an iconic name after the opening…
The Southeastern Conference is eliminating "cupcake weekend." The league's athletic directors voted at their annual spring meetings for everyone to play conference games on the second-to-last week of the regular season beginning in 2027. It means no more Football Championship…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Richmond man faces four felony charges, including first-degree rape, after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News) — Lexwrecks is reporting that several traffic lights on New Circle Road near…
Foggy Start Gives Way To Improving Conditions After several days of rain and storms across Central and Eastern Kentucky, many areas started Thursday morning dealing with patchy fog…
